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Henry Draper

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Henry Draper (March 7, 1837 – November 20, 1882) was an American doctor and amateur astronomer. [1]

47 relations: Albireo, Andrew Ainslie Common, Annie Jump Cannon, Antonia Maury, Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, Astronomical catalog, Astrophotography, C/1881 K1, Carlotta Maury, Draper (crater), Draper (surname), Gliese 146, Harvard Computers, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, HD 156668, Henry Draper (disambiguation), Henry Draper Catalogue, Henry Draper Medal, Henry Draper Observatory, Henry Morton (scientist), John Christopher Draper, John William Draper, Lillian Heath, List of astronomers, List of astronomical instrument makers, List of craters on the Moon: C–F, List of eponyms (A–K), List of people with craters of the Moon named after them, March 7, Mary Anna Draper, November 20, Orion Nebula, Patrick Thaddeus, Peter van de Kamp, Spectrograph, Star catalogue, Tasimeter, Timeline of astronomy, Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology, Vega, 18 Delphini, 1837, 1837 in science, 1837 in the United States, 1880 in science, 1882 in science, 41 Lyncis.

Albireo

Albireo is the traditional name for the double star also designated Beta Cygni (β Cygni, abbreviated Beta Cyg, β Cyg), although the International Astronomical Union now regards the name as only applying to the brightest component.

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Andrew Ainslie Common

Andrew Ainslie Common FRS (1841–1903) was an English amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astrophotography.

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Annie Jump Cannon

Annie Jump Cannon (December 11, 1863 – April 13, 1941) was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification.

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Antonia Maury

Antonia Maury (March 21, 1866 – January 8, 1952) was an American astronomer who published an important early catalog of stellar spectra.

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Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology is a history of science by Isaac Asimov, written as the biographies of over 1500 scientists.

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Astronomical catalog

An astronomical catalog or catalogue is a list or tabulation of astronomical objects, typically grouped together because they share a common type, morphology, origin, means of detection, or method of discovery.

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Astrophotography

Astrophotography is a specialized type of photography for recording photos of astronomical objects, celestial events, and areas of the night sky.

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C/1881 K1

C/1881 K1 (also called the Great Comet of 1881, Comet Tebbutt, 1881 III, 1881b) is a long-period comet discovered by John Tebbutt on 22 May 1881 at Windsor, New South Wales.

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Carlotta Maury

Carlotta Joaquina Maury (January 6, 1874 – January 3, 1938) was a geologist, stratigrapher, paleontologist, and was one of the first women to work as a professional scientist in the oil and gas industry.

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Draper (crater)

Draper is a small lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Imbrium.

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Draper (surname)

Draper is a surname, taken from the occupation (a draper was a merchant in cloth or dry goods).

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Gliese 146

Gliese 146 is a K5V class star located in the constellation Horologium.

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Harvard Computers

The Harvard Observatory, under the direction of Edward Charles Pickering (1877 to 1919) had a number of women working as skilled workers to process astronomical data.

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Hastings-on-Hudson, New York

Hastings-on-Hudson is a village and inner suburb of New York City located in the southwest part of the town of Greenburgh in the state of New York, United States.

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HD 156668

HD 156668 is star in the northern constellation of Hercules constellation.

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Henry Draper (disambiguation)

Henry Draper (1837–1882) was an American doctor and astronomer.

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Henry Draper Catalogue

The Henry Draper Catalogue (HD) is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension (HDE), published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the Henry Draper Extension Charts (HDEC), published from 1937 to 1949 in the form of charts, which gave classifications for 86,933 more stars.

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Henry Draper Medal

The Henry Draper Medal is awarded every 4 years by the United States National Academy of Sciences "for investigations in astronomical physics".

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Henry Draper Observatory

The Henry Draper Observatory, also known as Draper Cottage and incorrectly as the John William Draper House, is historic house and local history museum in Draper Park off US 9 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States.

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Henry Morton (scientist)

Henry Jackson Morton (11 December 1836 New York – 9 May 1902 New York) was a United States scientist and the first president of the Stevens Institute of Technology.

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John Christopher Draper

John Christopher Draper (March 31, 1835 – December 20, 1885) was an American chemist and surgeon.

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John William Draper

John William Draper (May 5, 1811 – January 4, 1882) was an English-born American scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographer.

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Lillian Heath

Lilian Heath (December 29, 1865 – August 5, 1962) was the first woman physician in the state of Wyoming and one of the first to practice medicine west of the Mississippi River.

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List of astronomers

The following are list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.

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List of astronomical instrument makers

The following is a list of astronomical instrument makers, along with lifespan and country of work, if available.

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List of craters on the Moon: C–F

The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the diameter of the crater and the person the crater is named for.

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List of eponyms (A–K)

An eponym is a person (real or fictitious) from whom something is said to take its name.

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List of people with craters of the Moon named after them

The following is a list of people whose names were given to craters of the Moon. The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the person the crater is named for.

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March 7

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Mary Anna Draper

Mary Anna Draper, also known as Mary Anna Palmer Draper, (September 19, 1839 – December 8, 1914) was an American, known for her work with her husband, Henry Draper, with astronomical photography and research.

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November 20

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Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion.

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Patrick Thaddeus

Patrick Thaddeus (June 6, 1932 – April 28, 2017) was the Robert Wheeler Willson Professor of Applied Astronomy Emeritus at Harvard University.

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Peter van de Kamp

Piet van de Kamp (December 26, 1901 in KampenLaurence W. Fredrick,, Publications of the Astronomical Socitiey of the Pacific 108:556-559, July 1996 – May 18, 1995 in Amsterdam), known as Peter van de Kamp in the United States, was a Dutch astronomer who lived most of his life in the United States.

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Spectrograph

A spectrograph is an instrument that separates light into a frequency spectrum and records the signal using a camera.

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Star catalogue

A star catalogue (Commonwealth English) or star catalog (American English), is an astronomical catalogue that lists stars.

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Tasimeter

The tasimeter, or microtasimeter, or measurer of infinitesimal pressure, is a device designed by Thomas Edison to measure infrared radiation.

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Timeline of astronomy

Babylonian astronomers discover an 18.6-year cycle in the rising and setting of the Moon.

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Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology

Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology.

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Vega

Vega, also designated Alpha Lyrae (α Lyrae, abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr), is the brightest star in the constellation of Lyra, the fifth-brightest star in the night sky, and the second-brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus.

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18 Delphini

18 Delphini (abbreviated 18 Del), also named Musica, is a yellow giant star approximately 238 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Delphinus of the low northern hemisphere.

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1837

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1837 in science

The year 1837 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

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1837 in the United States

Events from the year 1837 in the United States of America.

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1880 in science

The year 1880 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.

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1882 in science

The year 1882 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.

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41 Lyncis

41 Lyncis (abbreviated 41 Lyn), also designated HD 81688 and named Intercrus, is a fifth magnitude star located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Draper

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